04-10-2018, 10:16 AM
Good to hear from you again Napa and thank you for your question. We provide an extra, identical, polymer plate with Sharp Pad and the plates can be cleaned with soap and water. We provide two, not because they are particularly prone to wear, but rather the surfaces are great for providing a visible indication of residual burr. The scratches left on the plate surface by even small amounts of burr are quite visible to the naked eye. After some use though the plate surface becomes "all scratches". Each plate has two surfaces so we make available a total of four surfaces.
Please keep in mind that we are discontinuing SHARP PAD as announced in one of our previous posts. The product was designed as a tool for home chefs and ended up being used only by experienced sharpeners. Just not enough of you guys out there to justify continuing manufacture of the product. There was never anything particularly magical about the properties of SHARP PAD. It just combines several different and effective burr removal tools and options into one very handy little package.
Please keep in mind that we are discontinuing SHARP PAD as announced in one of our previous posts. The product was designed as a tool for home chefs and ended up being used only by experienced sharpeners. Just not enough of you guys out there to justify continuing manufacture of the product. There was never anything particularly magical about the properties of SHARP PAD. It just combines several different and effective burr removal tools and options into one very handy little package.